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Superhero Teachers

[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] When I was 7, my mother moved me and my younger brother and sister from New York to a very small town in South Carolina. It was a...
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Navigating a New Course

On Friday we celebrated our first ever GVP Virtual Community Tea. There were a few very minor hiccups, but it was a wonderful way to kick off the month of...
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Building Resilience

Last week, I received a very interesting article from Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) in my email inbox. We have come to rely greatly on GCN’s expertise and guidance in...
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The Power of Reading

Last night in bed, I was looking over my Facebook feed and saw another great post from A Mighty Girl. I love seeing and reading what they put out on...
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Farewell to Amy Pun, Form 1 Newcomer Teacher

Written by Anne Garbarino in collaboration with Katie Fowler Amy naturally possesses a seemingly unending well of patience and love. She radiates a calm and positive, can-do attitude and transfers...
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Credo for a Pandemic: A Call for Inclusion

Inclusion is an essential value during this pandemic time in our world.  Inclusion is the valuing of the perspectives and contributions of all people and ensuring a safe, affirming, respectful...
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Our Capacity to Dream

This morning I had a hard time getting out of bed. When my alarm went off, I was deep in a dream and wasn’t certain if the alarm was real...
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GVP Delivers Food to Families During Crisis

At 9:15 am on a bright Friday morning, Denise Reidy-Puckett and Crispin Ilombe Wilondja are loading over a hundred bags of food into the Global Village Project bus with help...
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Team Effort and Tech Make for Remote Learning Success

In a game of charades via Zoom, Ms. Anne Garbarino mimes brushing her hair to evoke a character from the fairy tales learning unit. “Rapunzel!” come the triumphant shouts from...
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GVP Family Sews Masks for Healthcare Workers

While businesses have shuttered and people are staying at home, Yaser and Barwin Musa have not been idle. The Syrian couple, parents to multiple current and past GVP students, have...